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Behind the Laughter

Posted on January 5, 2024 by OAFE

Recently, friend of the site googum went digging through his musty garage well-maintained archives and pulled out this old Twisted ToyFare Theatre strip, because why should we realistically have to wait 95 years for an abandoned copyright to expire? If … Continue reading →

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Despite all my rage

Posted on December 28, 2023 by OAFE

How can we determine Splinter's age? Let's start with issue #1 of the comic and work our way backwards. For math purposes, we will treat the story as happening "now." When the boys get back from their first mission above-ground, … Continue reading →

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That settles things

Posted on December 12, 2023 by OAFE

(via) <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Hasbro doing another Fan-Built Bot Reprolabels Human Alliance Leadfoot upgrade kit review Rustin's Spoils of the Week #144 Christians vs. He-Man Transformers BotBots Cuddle Wuddle review

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Alex Ross's Captain Marvel

Posted on November 5, 2023 by OAFE

A few years ago, Alex Ross did a small pitch for Kurt Busiek's then-upcoming The Marvels comic. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Avengers vs. the Transformers A Lego Batcave worthy of Bruce Wayne Scarlet Witch addendum: Multiverse of Madness Series 2 … Continue reading →

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Wake up, it's Friday the 13th!

Posted on October 13, 2023 by OAFE

Ch-ch-ch-ch, ah-ah-ah-ah! (via) <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Flippin' through Previews - September '15 Flippin' through Previews - June '16 Barbie Meets Jason Voorhees Rustin's Spoils of the Week #185 Happy Mother's Day, Pamela

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Illuminati Super Skrull

Posted on September 28, 2023 by OAFE

The source image for today's figure:

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Alex Ross' Iron Man

Posted on September 25, 2023 by OAFE

Here, direct from 1991, is Alex Ross' original design for Iron Man, which eventually became the "Heroes Return" armor:

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Shredder's colors

Posted on August 24, 2023 by OAFE

Mirage Studios' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 was published, in all its black and white glory, in 1984. For such a foundational comic, it's no surprise companies have taken any excuse they can to reprint it. Often that excuse involves … Continue reading →

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Spider-Verse Jessica Drew addendum

Posted on August 14, 2023 by OAFE

As mentioned in today's review, here is one of the earlier designs for Jessica Drew, before it was decided to make her black: You can really see the Kris Anka influence there. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Geeks for Tots: Win … Continue reading →

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Re-creating Uncanny X-Men #275

Posted on July 26, 2023 by OAFE

In honor of today's Retro Collection Wolverine review, here's the comic that inspired him and both "Strike Force" box sets: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Marvel Zombies - production vs. prototype Marvel Legends X-Men: the packaging Deadpool Legends: Blue Deadpool review … Continue reading →

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